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Brisbane And Darwin

Oh yes, the KEATING! behemoth rolls on, and don’t you worry about that. Like beloved characters leaving Neighbours, we’re a-headed for Queensland. There’ll be sun! Sun! In August! We remember the sun! We remember what it was like to be … Continue reading

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Helpmanns: Bring It On!

MELBOURNE, July 7th, 2006 – In the wake of a nomination for Best Original Score at this year’s Helpmann Awards, the Drowsy Drivers have apparently vowed not to follow the destructive publicity pattern of death threats and misinformation that they … Continue reading

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Adelaide Cabaret Festival Recap

Well, we weren’t sure what to expect from the Adelaide Cabaret Festival, but we’ll tell you this much: it’s a cracker of an event. Beautifully curated by Ms Julia Holt, wond’rously staffed by many dudes and dudettes, AdCab went off … Continue reading

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Adelaide Cabaret Festival

The Drowsy Drivers are happy – nay, ‘stoked’ – to announce a two-week season of KEATING! as part of the Adelaide Cabaret Festival. If you’re in the area, or if you know someone in the area, or, hell, if you … Continue reading

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Green Room: Greed Is Good

MELBOURNE, May 25, 2006 – Months of intimidation and fear-based campaigning came to fruition for the Drowsy Drivers last month, when they won a 2005 Green Room Award for Best Original Music (Cabaret). Curiously, the band won in the very … Continue reading

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Green Room: “Kill ‘Em All!”

MELBOURNE, February 21, 2006 – The Drowsy Drivers today announced their intention to “eliminate the competition” from this year’s Green Room Awards. “Last time we were too soft-core,” said drummer Kevin McFerran, referring to the band’s 2002 nominations for Northcote Country … Continue reading

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Tickets Sold Fast

{mosimage}Yep, sorry folks, but the two-week summer Melbourne season of KEATING! has completely sold out. It’s been on track to do so for a little while, but the process was accelerated by a couple of lovely-ta-very-much reviews from The Age … Continue reading

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Over The River

There’s a cultural faultline that runs through Melbourne’s arts community, and it neatly divides the north and the south. If you were visiting from overseas, then the two areas you’d be pointed towards – perhaps erroneously, as they’ve both largely … Continue reading

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Squeegee

I live near the corner of Hoddle and Johnston now. Weird, eh? This one ended up early in the running order of Northcote Country Soul. On the corner of Hoddle and Johnston That’s when your eyes first met mine With … Continue reading

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Tomorrow

The lost song from the first album, really – partly because it’s clumsy, partly because it’s a little po-faced and serious and partly because it’s hard to play live. All good reasons, but I still like it for the harmonies … Continue reading

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